Chris Lombardi puts defense and security under the spotlight, as he shares his takes on recent NATO and EU cooperation and provides insight into the company’s own long-term strategic partnerships in Europe.

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Werner Faymann, chancellor and SPÖ leader, has signalled that he wants to wrap up the talks before Christmas, while Michael Spindelegger, vice chancellor and leader of the ÖVP, has stressed that he prefers quality over speed. Both parties lost votes in a general election on 29 November, but they are expected to continue their grand coalition, with Faymann as chancellor.

A minimum wage to be set down in collective wage agreements and a rise in the pension age for women are among the main points of contention in the talks, which have been complicated by a budget gap of around €30 billion up to 2018 that the government had failed to disclose before the elections.